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Phenotyping of E. coli serotypes associated to oedema disease.
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica - 2 Jun 2008
Mattsson Sigbrit, Wallgren Per
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oedema disease is a severe disease, mainly affecting recently weaned pigs. It is caused by E. coli strains that express fimbriae F18 and produce verotoxin 2e, mainly belonging to serotype O138, O139 or O141. The aim of this study was to compare E. coli isolates within these serotypes with respect to diversity. METHODS: Faecal E. coli strains belonging to serotypes O138, O139 and O141 isolated during...
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